Indonesia: Aceh police cane three for gambling

Indonesia: Aceh police cane three for gambling
– Jakarta Post: “Three Daya Daboh men were caned Friday on charges that they  were gambling in the front of Al Munawarah Mosque in Jantho, Aceh, under a penalty dictated by Islamic sharia law.”
– “Sharia law stipulates that criminals may be caned for a variety of offenses.”
– “People convicted of promulgating religious beliefs other than Islam to Muslims in the Aceh may be caned, for example.”
– “Muslims who miss Friday evening prayers three times in a row without an excuse can be fined Rp 2 million, sentenced to six months in prison or given three strokes of the cane, under sharia law.”